Comments on: Wound Care for the New Millennium http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4955 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4955&cpage=1#comment-32347 Kate Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4955#comment-32347 Ayup. And can I recommend three products my surgeon uses? And are available on Amazon and I use every time I have to do wound care (at least once a year, if not more)? In fact, this combo of products, with an antibiotic Cetaphil soap bar, tube of Polysporin (which doesn't cause the allergic reaction of Neosporin and should be used sparingly right after the cut/injury), Vaseline, and Q-tips, can take care of 90% of the first aid issues in my house. Also, this is just a PSA after years of product testing. :) I have incredibly sensitive skin when it comes to adhesive, and this stuff (Hypafix) bothers it the least, and is very flexible. For $8.50, this box will last you more than a year, at least: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CDP1I6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 And for the non-adhesive pad, these don't triple in size when you cut them down to size (like the drugstore Johnson & Johnson ones do) and will also last for years: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GDA9G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01 Finally, if you're the kind of person who removes her own stitches (What? The doctor is more than an hour away!) or if your stitches fall out, this is what my doc puts over the cut to keep it together in the final stage of healing: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GE6X0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 Ayup. And can I recommend three products my surgeon uses? And are available on Amazon and I use every time I have to do wound care (at least once a year, if not more)? In fact, this combo of products, with an antibiotic Cetaphil soap bar, tube of Polysporin (which doesn’t cause the allergic reaction of Neosporin and should be used sparingly right after the cut/injury), Vaseline, and Q-tips, can take care of 90% of the first aid issues in my house. Also, this is just a PSA after years of product testing. :)

I have incredibly sensitive skin when it comes to adhesive, and this stuff (Hypafix) bothers it the least, and is very flexible. For $8.50, this box will last you more than a year, at least:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CDP1I6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

And for the non-adhesive pad, these don’t triple in size when you cut them down to size (like the drugstore Johnson & Johnson ones do) and will also last for years:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GDA9G/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01

Finally, if you’re the kind of person who removes her own stitches (What? The doctor is more than an hour away!) or if your stitches fall out, this is what my doc puts over the cut to keep it together in the final stage of healing:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006GE6X0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

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